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Robert Guerrero out of Katsidis fight; Bradley-Valero possible

by SC on Feb 8, 2010 10:48 PM EST in News Analysis Comment 6 comments

Robert Guerrero won't fight Michael Katsidis on March 27. (Photo by Ethan Miller / Getty Images)

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Citing family concerns, Robert Guerrero has pulled out of his agreed-to March 27 HBO fight with Michael Katsidis, reports Rick Reeno.

Guerrero, who holds a title at 130 and was going to move up to 135, has a wife who has battled leukemia. Of course everyone hopes that isn't the reason, as Casey Guerrero had been reported to be in remission during Robert's recent fights.

Golden Boy will look for a replacement for Guerrero. Reeno says that one possibility is Top Rank's Brandon Rios, who fought and knocked out Jorge Teron on Top Rank Live this past Saturday night. Given the lack of star power at 135 (or coming up from 130), it's going to be tough to get Katsidis much of a name replacement. I'd guess there's a real chance that Marcos Maidana-Victor Cayo moves to the main event slot.

In other news, Rick Reeno also says that there's a chance for Timothy Bradley to defend his 140-pound title against Edwin Valero in June, and promoter Gary Shaw says he's so confident, he'll do the fight in Mexico. It's one of those promoter statements that are meant to make you say, "Ooh, that's confidence!" but then you realize Valero isn't Mexican and that the only state in the country Valero is licensed to fight in is Texas and that Valero now has visa issues. So it doesn't mean a whole lot. Supposedly Bob Arum is willing to take the fight for Valero, but something makes me doubt that. I like Valero a lot, but Bradley is a different animal than anyone he's faced, and he could make Valero look like he's stuck in concrete.

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Lucian Bute and the Super Six - HBO Trying to Crash Showtime's Party?

by Brickhaus on Feb 7, 2010 10:56 PM EST in News Analysis Comment 16 comments

Bute's team is trying to make lemons out of lemonade - getting snubbed from the Super Six could mean involvement in a bigger fight down the road. (Photo via www.lucianbute.com)

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As previously reported, on April 17, HBO is planning on airing a split-site doubleheader, with the undercard being Lucian Bute against Edison Miranda in Montreal, and Kelly Pavlik facing Sergio Martinez in the main event. Pavlik's fight hasn't been officially worked out yet, but either way, Pavlik will be getting that spot. Just one issue - on April 17, Showtime is also airing its own split site doubleheader, with Andre Ward facing Allan Green and Mikkel Kessler facing Carl Froch.

That's right folks - HBO is squaring its own super middleweight directly head to head with Showtime's lauded super middleweight tournament.

This is a case of pure gamesmanship by HBO. Showtime put in the effort and is putting in the money to make the Super Six tournament happen. While it's still an exciting event and Showtime should be lauded for their efforts, it did not invite either Pavlik or Bute to participate in the tournament. If you believe Showtime, it's because they would have been too expensive, and if you believe the conspiracy theorists, it's because Kalle Sauerland was trying to set up a tournament where his fighters - Abraham and Kessler - would be in the finals. Ironically, Pavlik in his last fight probably made a fraction of what Kessler or Abraham are making on a per fight basis to participate in the tournament.

Because Pavlik and Bute were not invited, HBO is using the opportunity to build up its own super middleweight, the HBO way. Rather than having an egalitarian tournament to determine the winner of the spoils, HBO knows that Bute and Pavlik are the two biggest threats to the winner of the Super Six. HBO also knows that if Bute and Pavlik fight each other down the line, the winner of that fight would likely be in the top 2 in the weight class, and thus the winner of the Super Six won't be a true champion.

By setting this split-site card, and by pitting it directly against the Super Six, they are putting Showtime on notice: they will build up a Pavlik-Bute fight to make it big; they will pit the two against each other around the same time as the finals for the Super Six; and after the Super Six is over, they will outbid Showtime to get the most significant fight of them all, the Pavlik-Bute winner against the Super Six winner, after Showtime has already invested its money to turn the Super Six winner into a star.

What HBO is doing is nothing short of brilliant or evil, depending on how you look at it. But while Showtime is forcing HBO to raise its game, HBO just has too much money compared to Showtime to let them win. On one hand, this probably means that we'll get a megafight that creates a true champion a couple years down the road. But on the other hand, they're marginalizing the Super Six, turning it into an eliminator for the right to face Pavlik or Bute.

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Tomato Cans: Random Thoughts for February 7

by SC on Feb 7, 2010 9:35 AM EST in Features Comment 36 comments

Could Kermit Cintron be poised to upset Paul Williams if the two fight in May? (Photo by Al Bello / Getty Images)

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I've got a lot of boxing on the brain, but have become so sleep-deprived over the last couple of weeks that I can't really put together much by way of coherent thoughts, so here's a bunch of nonsense.

Foreman-Cotto

Dan Rafael noted in his "R.A.D." chat last night that the June 12 fight between Yuri Foreman and Miguel Cotto could head to pay-per-view, as even though HBO offered to carry the fight on World Championship Boxing, Bob Arum might not make enough off of that deal to pay the fighters.

This terrifies me. I keep saying I'm scared to death that boxing's promoters have again become so damn greedy that they're going to back to putting way, way, way too many fights on PPV, and this would be a prime example. I get the smaller PPVs, the Latin Fury shows and what have you, because HBO/Showtime aren't buying those fights and ESPN/Versus/whatever can't afford them. It's nice to have the option to see them in that case.

But Foreman-Cotto belongs on regular HBO. That's the bottom line. It's not a PPV fight, no matter what you put on the card, and trust me -- Top Rank won't put anything truly useful on the undercard. The success of boxing's three major PPVs last year (Hatton-Pacquiao, Mayweather-Marquez, Cotto-Pacquiao) leads me to worry that these guys are getting filled with a lot of hot air. "See?! We can do more PPV!"

Those shows did well because every fight was a major event and they were the only three large-scale PPVs of 2009. Foreman-Cotto would/will bomb, and it would stink hardcore for Top Rank if that happened and Foreman won. The less eyes seeing him beat Cotto (which he has a very good chance at doing), the worse it gets for the company.

Wladimir-Eddie

After seeing the photos of Wladimir Klitschko and Eddie Chambers together, I got the same feeling a lot of people did: Eddie Chambers, good as he is, does not have a hope in hell. He looks like a teenager with a goatee next to Wladimir. The only worry Wladimir should really have is possible ring rust from the shoulder surgery-induced layoff he's had. But I don't think Eddie has the pop to back Wlad off at any point, nor the ability to get inside that jab. I rank Eddie as the No. 1 non-Klitschko heavyweight in the world, too, and I'll crap thunder if he wins this fight. In that regard, it's no wonder the only heavyweight stuff anyone seems to want to talk about is possible fights with the Haye-Arreola-Adamek trio.

Morales and Barrera

Is anyone else scared to death that if Erik Morales beats Jose Alfaro on March 27 (another low-budget PPV, by the way), Morales and his hated rival Marco Antonio Barrera will lock horns for a fourth time? I'm even more curious: does anyone really want to see that? Vazquez-Marquez IV is one thing, but Barrera-Morales IV would be about as relevant as 2008's third fight between Azumah Nelson and Jeff Fenech. Did you forget about that?

Edwin Valero and Antonio DeMarco

Without going in-depth about it, let me say that I was more impressed with Edwin Valero last night than I've ever been. He's still not very fast, but he throws in combination a lot more than he used to, and he's still not great technically, but he's better than he used to be. He's improved a lot and become a very formidable fighter instead of just a monster puncher.

I would also say that I was less impressed with Antonio DeMarco last night than I've ever been. He'd been making so many strides, and at 24 he's still quite young, and yes he lost to a very good fighter. There's still clearly a ton of work to do, and he's going to have to learn to use his height (5'10" at 135) to keep pressure guys back.

Similarly, Carlos Abregu may never be all that great, but he sure as hell is fun to watch. That guy punches with serious purpose all the time.

Paul Williams and Kermit Cintron

With the rumor moving that Williams and Cintron will meet on May 8, a fight that would take place at 154 pounds, I might surprise a few of you here. I can smell upset a mile away in that fight. Williams is hittable, and as much as I like him, we've seen him hurt now against Sergio Martinez and Antonio Margarito, two tremendously different fighters. It's not a particular style that's an issue for him, it's the fact that his defense can get really sloppy, and if guys are willing to take his long, wide shots, they can get good counters in there. Cintron is at least a good puncher, and the straight right is the southpaw killer. Anyone else feeling that one?

Thailand Pro Debuts

Is it just me, or do you have almost no desire to see Alfredo Angulo wear out Joel Julio in April?

I don't know what it is exactly, but the Super Six has lost some steam for me. I think it's a few things. First off, none of the second stage matchups really excite me. Then there's the fact that one of the six pulled out after one fight, and the argument is quite valid if you say he never should have been there to begin with. And now they're bickering over what city in Denmark that Carl Froch-Mikkel Kessler will be held. I get the horrible gut feeling that this thing is going to face some serious problems in the third stage.

OK, so I've gotten excited for Vazquez-Marquez IV. It was inevitable, which some of the more long-time posters here might have guessed given my man crush on Vazquez and my love of their three fights.

Did you know ESPN2 is running a Deandre Latimore-Sechew Powell rematch on March 19?

You know what I think I'd like to see on Friday Night Fights? Peter Manfredo Jr.-John Duddy. I think that could be fun.

Also in his chat last night, Dan Rafael said, "The Klitschko folks are talking to HBO [about Vitali-Valuev in May]. I'd be disappointed if HBO didn't do the fight." I'll offer a differing thought: I'll be disappointed if HBO spends a dime on that piece of crap fight that they could have spent on something useful or interesting.

I'm still waiting for Henry Bruseles to pull out of his March 27 fight with Mike Jones. It would be Bruseles' first relevant fight (and it only sort of qualifies) since his 2005 loss to Mayweather.

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Gus Johnson isn't working

by SC on Feb 7, 2010 8:20 AM EST in Features Comment 65 comments

Gus Johnson's run as Showtime Championship Boxing's play-by-play commentator has been a failure.

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In January 2009, Showtime announced that Steve Albert would be stepping back from his duties as Showtime Championship Boxing's play-by-play man, handing the reins to CBS Sports commentator Gus Johnson, the love him or hate him, screaming lunatic we all knew from March Madness.

When that move was made, this is what I said:

Gus Johnson is a good play-by-play man and I look forward to hearing him call some fights for Showtime. If he stinks, hey, Steve Albert's always available.

Chances are, Gus won't stink, either, and he's got a familiar voice that lends further "big sport" credibility to the product, at least ideally. If he meshes well with Al Bernstein, it could be a phenomenal team that rivals any combination of HBO's commentators. As much as I like Steve Albert, I always felt his biggest flaw was not quite being able to make a fight seem even bigger than it is. I maintain that Jim Lampley does this brilliantly. Maybe Gus will be able to turn a great fight into something even more exciting.

I think after about a year of Gus Johnson being the key man in the booth on major Showtime broadcasts, I can now say that this just isn't working out.

Now, let me say this: just like I suck at boxing, I'm 100% certain I would suck at calling a fight. It takes a lot of talent, presence, dedication and work to be as good as Gus Johnson is at broadcasting sports. Even the worst major broadcasters are pretty good at their jobs, except maybe Thom Brennaman, who gives me gas every time he calls a game I watch.

But I haven't enjoyed Johnson as a boxing commentator, and last night's two-fight card put me over the edge as a viewer. No more "well he's still learning." Gus isn't fit for boxing.

I enjoy Gus during March Madness. His over-the-top enthusiasm is something I look forward to every year, even if at this point it sometimes feels dreadfully forced, as if he tries to make sure he gets at least one good scream and jump on the table moment in every year, even if one doesn't really come to him.

And when Gus calls MMA, I feel he does a competent enough job, though bigger MMA fans than myself might well disagree. I don't know for sure.

Boxing sounds like a side job for him, and despite my hopes, he has not made one fight he's called better because he was the one calling it. His best moment came during the 12th round of Carl Froch-Jermain Taylor last April, but even that could have been better and less -- again -- forced. It felt like Gus was screaming not because what was happening was so great (which it was), but because Gus is the guy who screams. It was fun enough, but I never shook the feeling that it didn't feel quite right.

Last night, he played homer for Shobox graduates Carlos Abregu and Antonio DeMarco. Most of his calls were "ooh!" He must have said "right hook" about 278 times. It took him forever to give proper credit to a dominant Edwin Valero, almost as if someone finally said in his earpiece, "Hey, this guy's clearly winning."

I'm not going to start an online petition about it or anything, but I think I can speak for more than myself when I say that Gus Johnson isn't the man to serve as Showtime's lead boxing commentator. He leaves broadcast teammate Al Bernstein gasping for air at times, as Bernstein heroically carries the load on these broadcasts. Johnson and Bernstein aren't poor together; actually, they've developed a decent rapport, especially when you consider Johnson's weaknesses.

All I'm saying is a lot of these fights deserve better than "ooh!" out of the play-by-play man.

There are some worthy candidates out there, but sadly not a ton. With boxing broadcasts so limited and the sport such a niche nowadays, there probably aren't as many qualified guys who really know boxing as you might hope.

Bernstein himself is a better play-by-play guy, and the Bernstein/Steve Farhood team I've seen a few times has been terrific. Shobox's Nick Charles is better than Johnson by a fair bit. If Steve Albert wanted to come back (there were doubts he was really as willing to step down as he made it out), that'd be an easy decision if I were in charge.

What do you think? Am I way off base here? Have you enjoyed Gus calling boxing?

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Daiki Kameda beats Denkaosan Kaovichit in rematch to win WBA flyweight belt

by SC on Feb 7, 2010 7:56 AM EST in Post-Fight Analysis Comment 12 comments

Daiki Kameda won his rematch with Denkaosan Kaovichit to claim the WBA flyweight title. (Photo via www.japantimes.co.jp)

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Now the fighting Kameda family has two flyweight titlists.

21-year-old Daiki Kameda avenged a close October 2009 loss to Denkaosan Kaovichit this morning in Japan, winning a unanimous decision to take the WBA flyweight title. In November, Daiki's older brother Koki beat family rival Daisuke Naito (who was once body-slammed mid-fight by Daiki) to win the WBC belt.

Daiki (16-2, 11 KO) won on scores of 116-110, 116-110 and 114-112.

Kaovichit, 33, won the title from Takefumi Sakata in 2008, and made his first defense in May 2009, beating Hiroyuki Hisataka in his native Thailand. The controversial win over Kameda last year set up this rematch, which ended Kaovichit's unbeaten streak, which stretched back to 2002, when he lost to Eric Morel in his lone fight on American soil. The streak had run for 29 fights (28-0-1), many of which were Thailand Specials, pitting Kaovichit against blatantly unfit challengers.

On the surface, a third fight would seem a possibility, but I really have no idea if Kameda is interested in defending, or if Kaovichit had a rematch clause or anything like that.

The win leaves just youngest brother Tomoki Kameda, 18, without a major title. Tomoki (12-0, 10 KO) turned pro in late 2008 and went to Mexico, where he dominated a series of bums. He's fought three times in Japan, and given the aggressive nature of the family, he's probably only a year or two from trying to add another strap to the family collection. He's the biggest of the three, fighting as a bantamweight.

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CompuBox at Ringside: Edwin Valero-Antonio DeMarco

by SC on Feb 7, 2010 1:43 AM EST in Post-Fight Analysis Comment 2 comments

The editors at CompuBox sent over this post-fight analysis and the PunchStats.

Through his first 26 fights - all of which ended by knockout - Edwin Valero proved he had all the physical skills necessary to dominate. In just 58 rounds as a pro, Valero had captured titles in two weight classes and established himself as one of boxing's most exciting campaigners.

But every fighter who strives for greatness inevitably runs into an opponent or a situation that tests an even more vital ingredient - his mettle. For the Venezuelan fireball, that test came Saturday night against Antonio DeMarco, whose elbow opened a gargantuan cut on Valero's forehead that threatened not only to end his prodigious knockout string but perhaps his title reign altogether.

It would have been easy for Valero to lose his composure and wildly chase after a spectacular knockout. But the 28-year-old South American kept his cool and methodically dismantled his ambitious 24-year-old rival, who at 5-10 stood four inches taller and whose 71-inch reach was two inches longer. In doing so, Valero showcased skills that previously had been overshadowed by his raw power while also proving himself a gritty competitor. In the end, the winner and still WBC lightweight champion found a new way to extend his knockout run. Instead of a stricken opponent lying on the canvas, a thoroughly beaten, broken and dispirited DeMarco was left sitting on his stool at the end of round nine.

How much did Valero dominate? Let the CompuBox numbers count the ways:

* Averaging 93.2 punches per round - 32 percent higher than the lightweight average of 63.7 - Valero out-landed DeMarco by a whopping 270-80 overall. Meanwhile, DeMarco's 37.2 punches per round were 42 percent below the lightweight benchmark.

* Not known as a jabber Valero nevertheless out-jabbed a converted right-hander known for his solid stick 87-47.

* The defending champion's bouquet of combinations powered a 183-33 bulge in power connects, which grew as the fight wore on while also inhibiting DeMarco's willingness to commit to power shots. DeMarco, who threw just 13.7 power shots per round, never reached double-digit connects while Valero, who plowed in 54.9 per round, surpassed that mark in all but the first, where he landed nine. In rounds five through nine, Valero pounded in 128 power connects to DeMarco's 20 while out-throwing him 285-81. All this, no doubt, hastened DeMarco's demise.

* Despite a cavernous 839-335 gulf in terms of attempted punches, Valero was the superior marksman as he landed 32.2 percent of his overall shots to DeMarco's 23.9 percent, enjoyed a 25.2-21.9 percent edge in jabs and a 37.0-26.8 percent gap in connected power punches. This is significant because most high-volume fighters sacrifice accuracy for activity but here Valero's numbers exceeded the lightweight averages in every category (30.4 percent overall, 21.9 percent in jabs and 35.8 percent in power shots).

Best yet for Valero, he showed patience in the midst of crisis as well as the dazzling footwork that inspired then-MaxBoxing editor Doug Fischer to anoint him a future great. Yes, he still has technical flaws such as keeping his hands too low, not tucking in his chin and firing punches with his mouth wide open, but those shortcomings are easily overshadowed not only by his talent but now his mental strength.

Will Valero, who has perennially been compared to Pacquiao, follow the "Pac Man's" path toward immortality. Only time will tell, but Saturday night's victory offers an encouraging indicator. Will this defeat cause DeMarco to careen toward obscurity? To avoid that fate, he must learn from Valero's example.

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Jorge Solis (left) stopped Likar Ramos in the seventh round last night in Merida, Mexico, winning the interim WBA junior lightweight title. Solis (38-2-2, 28 KO) was moving up in weight after campaigning mostly at 126 in his career. He did notably fight Manny Pacquiao at 130 in 2007.

Other results from Saturday:

David Lemieux UD-10 Jason Naugler (Lemieux's first win that did not come by stoppage)
Herman Ngoudjo TKO-6 Silvero Ortiz
Jose Luis Zertuche TKO-6 Antonio Arras
Marvin Quintero TKO-2 Luis Gonzalez
Dawid Kostecki TKO-7 Dario Cichello
Dmitry Pirog TKO-5 Eric Mitchell
Brandon Rios TKO-4 Jorge Teron

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Tomasz Adamek defeats Jason Estrada

by Brickhaus on Feb 6, 2010 11:02 PM EST in Post-Fight Analysis Comment 16 comments

Adamek continued his quest for a title in a third weight class, defeating Jason Estrada by unanimous decision. (Photo via www.tomaszadamek.com.pl)

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In Newark, New Jersey, Tomasz Adamek won a unanimous decision in his second heavyweight fight, winning a wide unanimous decision over former U.S. Olympian Jason Estrada. While Adamek won convincingly, it wasn't all smooth sailing, as the light hitting Estrada was able to weat out Adamek and cause him to run out of energy and almost get knocked out late in the fight. The official scores were 115-113, 116-112 and 118-110, all in favor of Adamek. Bad Left Hook officially had it 116-112 in favor of Adamek.

Early in the fight, Adamek showed off what seemed to be a vast difference in skill between the two fighters and managed to entertain with his defensive prowess as much as his offensive prowess. During the first few rounds, Estrada was able to land some right hands and the rounds were fairly even, but as Adamek settled in, he dominated the middle rounds with strong body work and evasive actions. However, Estrada managed to turn things around in the late rounds. About halfway through round 9, Adamek gassed out, and Estrada took advantage for a few rounds, using his extra weight to impose himself on Adamek. In the 11th round, Adamek got his wind back, and the two warred it out. In the 12th round, Adamek mostly focused on not getting knocked out, while Estrada came forward and really tried to take it in what he thought was a close fight. In the end, it was too little too late for Estrada, who might have had a chance had he applied more pressure in the early rounds.

One good thing to report is that Adamek really LOOKED like a heavyweight. He weighed in at a solid 220 pounds, and it looked like almost all of that was muscle. He was pretty ripped through the back and in his legs, which means two things. First, there's no chance he'll ever be fighting at cruiserweight again. The money just isn't there, and it would really drain him badly to make it back there now. Second, it means he looks like a legitimate heavyweight. I was skeptical that he was big enough to really make it at cruiserweight, and even more skeptical that he could make it at heavy, but he's gotten there. I know this isn't a beauty contest, but he's now one of only four top heavies who looks like he takes training seriously.

Despite looking like a heavyweight, he still fought like a light heavyweight. Adamek feinted, moved in and out, fought off the back foot, kept his feet moving all fight and slipped lots of punches - things in short supply in the heavyweight division.

On the other hand, late in the fight, his roots at a smaller weight became apparrent. When Adamek was tired, "Big Six" was able to impose his weight on Adamek. This may be a concern as he faces stronger heavyweights, as Estrada is generally acknowledged to be a light hitter.

Hopefully this leads to bigger and better things for Adamek. Despite the fact that he's one of the most exciting fighters north of welterweight, he's had difficulty getting TV dates. Now that he's at heavyweight instead of in a cruiserweight division that no network seems to have interesting in touting, he may have an easier time getting on those networks. One rumored bout had been a matchup between Adamek and Cristobal Arreola. Hopefully Main Events, Goosen-Tutor and HBO can make that one happen, because on paper it's the best heavyweight bout that's happened since Lennox Lewis faced Vitali Klitschko.

On the undercard, Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin struggled to a wide unanimous decision against Fernando Zuniga. While Quillin was obviously the quicker and stronger fighter, Zuniga frequently had little trouble connecting with Quillin, who appears to have stalled out a level below many expected him to get to. On the other hand, he was shaking off some rust from a long layoff, and he started to look better late in the fight when Zuniga tired out. Even as such, it was far from the dominant performance that the scorecards would suggest, and Quillin showed a number of fundamental flaws in his game, and both fighters did next to nothing for the last two rounds. Here's to hoping he can stay more active and start to improve upon his game again.

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